| Ranking | Receiver/WO | College |
| 1 | Cordarelle Patterson | Tenn |
| 2 | Quinton Patton | La Tech |
| 3 | Keenan Allen | Cal |
| 4 | DeAndre Hopkins | Clemson |
| 5 | Justin Hunter | Tenn |
| 6 | Terrence Williams | Baylor |
| 7 | Robert Woods | USC |
| 8 | Da’Rick Rogers | Tenn Tech |
| 9 | Chris Harper | K State |
| 10 | Rodney Smith | FSU |
| Ranking | Receiver/Slot | College |
| 1 | Tavon Austin | West V |
| 2 | Ryan Swope | Tx A&M |
| 3 | Marcus Wheaton | Ore St |
| 4 | Stedman Bailey | West V |
| 5 | Josh Boyce | TCU |
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#5 Duke Williams, S, Neveda
YR: Sr Pos: S
Notables:
- 2012: 105 tac, 5.5 tfl, 1 int, 9 pbu, 3 ff
- Second-Team All-Mountain West
Pros:
- Solid height
- Consistently productive year after year
- Shows very raw athleticism on the field
- High energy player with an aggressive nature
- Exudes confidence on the field
- Game changer
- Comfortable in his back pedal (gets on his heels at times but not often)
- Good range
- Good ball skills
- Comfortable making tackles in the open field
- Very good at filing the lane quickly against the run
- Great lateral quickness
- Good read and react skills (with exception of some play action)
- Plays with ideal knee bend and posture
- Fairly adequate in man to man on the college level(although technique does need to improve)
#16 Phillip Thomas, S, Fresno State
HGT: 6-0 WGT: 208
YR: Sr POS: S
Notables:
- 2010 : 64 tkl, 3.5 tfl, 2 ff, 3 int, 9 pbu
- 2012: 84 tkl, 12 tfl, 4 sac, 4 ff, 8 int (3 for TDs), 5 pbu
Pros
- Coming off arguable the most productive year of any safety entering the draft
- The ability to see run and come down quickly
- Plays fairly well in the box
- Exceptional ball skills
- Better than most safeties in man to man coverage
- Adequate ability to cover TEs and slots
- Looks comfortable in all coverages
- Shows good aggression when coming on blitzes
- Knows when to jump a route to make a play
- Knows how to roam effectively when having the free or spy assignment
- Good in space
#6 Desmond Trufant, CB, Washington
YR : SR Pos: CB
Notables:
- 2012 First Team All Pac -12
- 45 Straight Starts
Pros
- Good size
- Natural instinct you can’t teach
- Knows how to be active with his hands in coverage
- Great ball skills
- Knows how to get off of WR blocks
- Fluid hips
- Shows good awareness when in zone coverage
- Good footwork
- All around fundamentally sound
- Very good in press coverage
- Not afraid to stick his nose in and make a tackle
- Rarely allows a WR to get separation
- Great straight line speed
#14 Jordan Poyer, CB, Oregon State
Notables:
- 2012: 34 tack, 5 tfl, 2 sacks, 7 ints
- 1st Team All Pac – 12
- 2012 Consensus All – American
Pros:
- Great ball skills
- Fundamentally sound footwork
- Comes out of breaks quickly and with explosion
- Off man coverage is good
- Great foot-speed
- Doesn’t allow WR to get much separation
- Good hips
- Good football awareness
- Good pad level when transitioning in and out of breaks
- Shows good balance
#3 Chris Harper, WR, KSU
YR: SR Pos: WR
Notables:
- 2011: 40 receptions, 547 yards, 5TDs
- 2012: 58 receptions, 857 yards, 3TDs
Pros:
- Nice stout frame
- Uses his frame to get position
- Tough to jam
- Effective at being physical and wearing DBs down throughout the duration of the game
- Uses hands effectively to get open
- Gets the release he desires against press coverage
- Excellent blocker in the run game
- Good combination of speed and quickness for his size
- Versatile (Former QB at Oregon)
- Strong hands, fights threw defenders slapping at the ball and his hands when making a catch
- Good hands, didn’t see too many drops
- Far from tapping out his potential
- If development continues he will be a steal in the draft
- Continued to show improvement year after year
#2 Robert Woods, WR, USC
YR: Jr Pos: WR
Notables:
- 2011: 111 rec, 1,292 yds (11.6 avg.), 15 TDs
- 2011: 17 KR, 393 yds (23.1 avg.), 13 PR, 118 yds (9.1 avg.)
Pros:
- Good height
- Quick and elusive
- Shows great separation speed on the field
- Exceptional route runner
- Knows how to drop pads and hips when going into breaks
- Effective in the screen game
- Shows return skills
- Fundamentally sound
- Comes out of breaks quickly and with explosion
- Shows the ability to run the full route tree effectively
- Shows the ability to make the tough catch
- Knows how to find the soft spots against the zone
#22 Matt Elam, SS, Florida
YR: Jr Pos: SS
Notables:
- 2012(as of 11/26/12): 65 tack, 10 tfl, 1sack, 4 ints, 5PBU, 1 FF
- 2011: 78 tack, 11 tfl, 7 PBU, 2 FF
Pros:
- Solid frame
- Plays with good knee bend and leverage
- Has good footwork
- Fills the lanes quickly against the run when coming from the deep safety position
- Physical with WRs at LOS when in coverage
- Naturally instinctive playmaker
- Great in the open field
- Exceptional when playing in the box
- Has good explosion
- Isn’t easily blocked on the perimeter by WRs
- Fearless and aggressive hitter
- Instinctive in zone coverage
- Competent in man to man coverage
#25 Ryan Swope, WR, Texas A&M
HT: 6-0 WT: 206
YR: Sr Pos: Wr
Notables:
- 2011: 89 rec 1,207 yds (Team record) Second-team All-Big 12 honors
- 2012: 64 rec 809 yds
Pros:
- Effective over the middle (not afraid to go across the middle)
- Knows how to drop pads and hips when going into breaks
- Plays with toughness
- Polished route running
- Great football awareness
- Very good at finding soft spots against zone
- Good hands
- Hangs on to the ball after taking hits after the catch
- Isn’t afraid to be aggressive with DBs
- Exceptional in the short passing game
- Polished fundamentally at the position
- Exceptional running routes with double moves
- Good at shaking DBs off coverage when branching during routes
- Great awareness of the situation and where he is on the field
#1 Tavon Austin, WR, West Virginia
YR: Sr POS: WR
Notables:
- 2012: 106 rec, 1149 yds, 12TDs / 49rush, 521yds, 2TDs /
- 2011: Led the nation in all-purpose yardage, averaging 198.0 ypg
101 rec (WVU single-season record)
Pros:
- Very shifty and quick makes the first man miss
- Great vision, exceptional ability to see the field and run with the ball after the catch
- Great balance and posture when going in and out of cuts
- Accelerates out of breaks, shows great separation speed on the field
- Effective in the outside short, outside mid-range, and long passing game
- Very versatile, can play slot, wide out, competent as a tailback, & returns kicks
- Great straight-line speed
- A constant big play threat that attracts the attention of opposing defenses wherever he is on the field
- Good job of breaking arm tackles for his size
- Knows how to drop pads and hips when going into breaks
- Although he is small, doesn’t seem to get jammed easy at the line
- His size doesn’t deter him from being a “workhorse”
- Plays with toughness









